MIA66F0495

NTSB accident investigation · Beech B50 · Jackson, MS · April 6, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 6, 1966
Place
Jackson, MS · JACKSON, MS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3570BBeech B50
Status
Completed · report May 5, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172540

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0616   66/4/6    JACKSON MISS        BEECH B50           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 650
        TIME - 0820                    N3570B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 57 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THOMPSON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR JACK SCREW MOUNTING FAILED

Aircraft

Registration
N3570B
Reported as
Beech B50
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Thompson

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.